Buffet and Marshall — the producer of such films as "Back to the Future" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" — teamed up to create Parrothead Productions, which produced such Broadway shows as "Big Fish" and "Doctor Zhivago."

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From 'Downton' to the London stage

Elizabeth McGovern of "Downton Abbey" and former "Spider-Man" Andrew Garfield are among the stars of upcoming productions from Britain's National Theatre. McGovern will appear in Alexi Kaye Campbell's play "Sunset at the Villa Thalia," which opens at the London theater in June. Garfield will take the central role of Prior Walter in a revival of Tony Kushner's epic AIDS-crisis drama "Angels in America," opening in May 2017. Other big names announced Wednesday include Ralph Fiennes, who will star in Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra."

Case reopened: A convicted murderer who was the focus of a popular podcast is returning to court to argue he deserves another trial and a new chance at freedom. The podcast "Serial" revolved around the story of Adnan Syed, now 35 and serving a life sentence. At 19, he was convicted of strangling his high school girlfriend The show raised questions about the fairness of Syed's trial in Hae Min Lee's death. It gained a cult following and uncovered evidence that helped prompt a Maryland appeals court to grant a hearing on the possibility of a new trial.

Farewell: Bob Elliott, 92, died Tuesday in Cundy's Harbor, Maine. He was half of the comedy team Bob and Ray. Elliott and the late Ray Goulding were among the drollest and most inventive pop-culture satirists of their generation. Elliott also was the patriarch of a comedy family that included his actor-writer son, Chris Elliott, and a granddaughter, actress-comedian Abby Elliott, both former cast members of "Saturday Night Live." Bob Elliott's show-business legacy firmly rested on his partnership with Goulding, who died in 1990. They appeared on Broadway, film and TV. With Elliott's nasal deadpan, Goulding's booming authority, Bob and Ray mocked the cliches and banalities of newscasts, politics, sports and advertising.